SUBFAMILY ZINGIBEROIDEAE

Edited by Ho Dinh HaiLong An - VietnamUpdated: 18/4/2015

1- Introduction to the Subfamily Zingiberoideae

1.1- Overview Family Zingiberaceae or the ginger family is a family of flowering plants made up of more than 1300species of aromatic perennialherbs with creeping horizontal or tuberous rhizomes. It members are divided into about 52genera and distributed throughout tropical Africa, Asia, and the Americas. The Family Zingiberaceae has 4 Subfamilies: 1- Subfamily Siphonochiloideae 2- Subfamily Tamijioideae 3- Subfamily Alpinioideae 4- Subfamily Zingiberoideae1.2- Tribes of Subfamily Zingiberoideae Subfamily Zingiberoideae has 2 tribes, 29 genera + Tribe Zingibereae [26 genera] + Tribe Globbeae [3 genera].